Sintra, Portugal
Pena National Palace
This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.
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Sintra, Portugal
This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.
Sintra, Portugal
This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.
Berlin, Germany
Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.
Berlin, Germany
The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".
Berlin, Germany
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
Berlin, Germany
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Birmingham, England
The star-studded street honors the city's most notable Brummies.
Nottingham, England
The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.
Oxford, England
One of Europe's oldest libraries.
Oxford, England
A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.
Oxford, England
The beams of the New College, Oxford dining hall come with an amazing story.
Oxford, England
Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.
Oxford, England
The spot where three Protestant clergymen were burned at the stake during the reign of "Bloody Mary."
Oxford, England
The stoic structure boasts a whimsical set of stained glass art commemorating Lewis Carroll.
Oxford, England
The beautiful non-repeating pattern honors the Oxford professor who discovered it.
Oxford, England
The remnants of this unusual bridge await an uncertain fate.
Bourton-on-the-Water, England
Puzzles within puzzles hide a golden treasure in this hedge maze.
Bourton-on-the-Water, England
A miniature village mimics the surrounding buildings so well it includes itself.
Singapore
Singapore's Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West is a social hotspot for songbirds and their humans.
Singapore
The oldest Muslim cemetery in Singapore, with a strong royal connection.
Singapore
This fountain was once heralded as the largest in the world.
Singapore
A quiet patch of astroturf laid out between a building that seems to be splitting in half.
Castellane, France
Buddha and Jesus tower over this French mountainside headquarters of the Aumism religious cult.
Vers-Pont-du-Gard, France
This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.